Intarsia Knitting Technique and Programming
I. Knitting sequence for intarsia knitting technique on Performer Machines:
- The color fields are individually knitted one after the other
- At the end of the color field, the yarn carrier is swiveled into its own color field
The result is a nice, uniform binding at the color field edge = high quality.
With a high quantity of colors per knitting row this sequence leads to a high production time.
II. Knitting sequence for intarsia knitting technique on ADF machines:
The autarkic yarn carrier does not perform any swiveling movement.
This yarn carrier performs an upward / downward movement, which equals the swiveling of an intarsia yarn carrier.
For the knitting process the yarn carrier is positioned low and moved horizontally.
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Autarkic yarn carrier |
Presentation of autarkic yarn carriers movement |
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Yarn carrier swiveled |
The yarn carrier is positioned in its color field.
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Graphic presentation in the technical view:
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Yarn carrier not swiveled |
The yarn carrier is positioned in the neighboring color field.
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Graphic presentation in the technical view:
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: The overrun path is 0.4" (6 nic). This ensures a secure yarn insertion during the following knitting.
III. Fabric View
Stitch line:
- Knitting-in / knitting-out the yarn carriers for ex. with the tuck binding / float needle actions
- Binding at the color field edge with tuck
Fabric front:
Fabric back:
